As Sandy Springs Police near the eight-year anniversary of an unresolved homicide, they are hopeful that a $2,000 reward will help crack the cold case of a newborn baby found dead in a duffel bag.
Sandy Springs Police Sgt. Ron Momon says the baby was no more than one or two days old, and might have been just hours old when he died, weighing 4.3 pounds. An autopsy showed no physical trauma to his body. The AJC reported that the infant "appeared to be Hispanic or African American" and died from malnutrition and exposure.
"You can just tell the way that it was left there [out in the open], the person probably wanted someone to find the bag," says Momon. "It's just unfortunate the child was deceased before someone found the bag."
Momon says with no tips in this case for the better part of a decade, it is very frustrating. Now, detectives are hoping that someone is ready to come forward. There is also the possibility that someone might recognize the distinctive duffel with its gold "Star Recognition" logo. Momon says someone may have heard someone else talk about this incident, or might just finally be ready to tell the police what happened to get it behind them.